The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1887-01-22
Police Jury.
Proceedings Of their Last Meeting
HAHNvILLE, St. Charles Parish, !

MOuuANS Odus ANs AOOts
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn
ment.
Were present Messrs. BOutte, BrOu and
Sarpy. Mr. Antoine Gassen. member aIl
pointed for the 2nd ward vice Il. LeBretOu
LETT the Parish, ON proving that he had quail
fed according to law, was seated with the
understanding that he shall exhibit his com
mission to tho Jury at it's next meeting, ab.
sent; MIR. T. K. st. Martin.
Tho minutes OF last meeting were read and
on motion Of Mr.. Sarpy they were approved.
On motion of Mr.. BrOU the Police Jury
proceeded to the nomination of the following
officers for 1897.
Mr.. Brou nominated Mr.. c. TriChe, as
Secretary of the Pslice Jury whs was unan-
imOusly elected.
Mr.. BrOu nominated Mr.. A thur Robbins as
Parish Treasurer who vas unanimously
elected
Mr.. Gassen nominated Mr.. J. d. Augustin,
attorney, as legal adviser tor the Police jury
who was unanimously slectM.
Mt. BOuttc then offered the following Ordi-
nance.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of the
Parish of st. Charles in assembly cOuveHed
that for the year 1882 license tax upon all
trades, professions and occupations be and
tho same il hereby levied, impUsed and or
dered to be collected in the manner set forth
and directed by law.
/. From each retail dealer whose sales o. =
coed the sum of tI5,OO0, n parish license as
stare keeper Of Fifteen dollars.
2. From eaUh retail dealer whose sales are
under 10000. a parish license of Ten dollars.
3. In addition to the above licenses each
retail dealer in apirituOus Or malt liquors ut
Wholesale or retail shall pay liquor license
Vt Fifty dollars.
4. From @. GA peddler on foot, parish Ii
cense OF Five dollars.
D. From each peddler ON horseback, q
p Irish license of Ten dollars.
o. From essCh peddlcr in n one horse vehicle,
parish lioense ct Fifteen dollars.
z. From each peddler in u tive horse vehicle
IL parish license Of Thirty dollars.
T. From each butcher, parish license of
Ten dollars.
.; FrOw each baker, a parish license of Ten
dollars.
~. From each peddIar in a boat or water
craft Except oysters, fruit and vegetables
exempted under the Statutes of this St.stul u
parish license Of One hundred dollars
IL. 10 1t further ordained that each and
every store keeper who shall iise a cart to sell
goods, shall be liable for tho peddler's license
Uesidcs his license as store keeper
Provided the license tax imposed upon ned.
dlers does not include the salo of spirituOus
liquors, and provided also that any peddler
creating disorder shall have his license re
voked ON complaint OF two responsible citizen.
IL. BE 1t farther ordained that each and
every pcrscn having more than enc store or
establishment, or who shall exercise or follow
more than one trade, callings or business shall
pay license tax ON each separately.
10. Be it further Ordaii ed that each and
every license shall bo due and collectible
during the hrst two months OF the year and
shall expire ON the 3tsS day of December 1889,
and all unpaid licenses shall become Celin.
quent on the first day of March, and ali deal
srs or pSddlers who commence business after
that date shall become delinquent unless the
license is paid within ten days.
On tho frat day OF March tho tax-cull ,ctor
shalt deliver to the attorney appointed by the
Governor of tho Safe to assist said tax col
lectOr in the collection of state licenses, n
complete list of all the delinquent Incense
payers, together with their location and kind
Of business and the SAID attorney shall imme
dlatsly proceed to collect same In accordance
with State law, with the same commission as
that allowed by the State.
Provided that any person or persons en-
gaging in any Of the trades or occupations
subject to license by this ordinance, after
the nrst day Of July; shall be liable for only
naii OF the license IN the manner pointed out
BY law for th e collection of STATE licenses.
IA. Be 1t further ordained. that when any
two or more kinds of business are combined,
there ehaII be separate license required for
each kind Of business.
10. be 1t further ordained that ali ordi.
nances or resolutions in conflict with the pro
's"tSAS " SnAS uAututsucC bEO U6fOOY fopcRl0U,
and this ordinance shall take effect after its
passage.
A vote having been taken on the abeve or
dinAncs, which resulted ~ follows:
Yeas, Brou, Sarpy and BoutCe, Nays; G. Rsen.
On motion OF Mr.. Ssrpy the Secretary is
requested to communicate with the Board OF
State Engineers assuring them that the new
levses now being built on the Good Hope and
Louisa plantations will be received BY the
Police Jury with new dahls In them.
On motion OF Mr.. Sarpy, the following
named persOns were appointed as delegates
from this Parish to the Planters COuvent ton
to be held ut Baton Rouge, La. on the 18th
day Of January, 1887, to-wit: Messrs. Emile
Rost, z. n. Keuner, P: E; St. Martin. J. z.
kearney, A. Dupuy, F. NJ. Rogers, p. v. Brou
and y. A. Bourgeois, aud the Secretary IL
instructed to notify them Of thSir appoint
m ,uL.
On motion of Mr.. sarpy, tits resolved that
the sum Of FOrty-dve dollars. be appropriated
out OF the contingent fund OF 1885, In favor OF
Mr.. ". Carew. for publishing iu pamphlet
form JOO copies of the Parish ordinanc
adopted at the last meeting Of the Police
jury, payable on the warrant of the President
when said publication shull have beon made
un motion tue Jury adjourned to next
regular meeting.
J.C.TRloHR, Secretary. Police jury